PM limited by European Constitution which defeats Parliamentary Sovereignty. Limited by scrutiny of Parliament (apparently). Foley‚ political scientist since days of Margaret Thatcher‚ remarked on her presidential style‚ believed this had increased with Tony Blair. Reduction of cabinet meetings to half an hour per week‚ informal attitude to discussion (‘sofa’ politics)‚ disregard for cabinet agenda (Millennium Dome – cabinet wanted it “fired into space”‚ Blair went along with it anyway)‚ appealing
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To what extent does the PM dominate the political system in the UK? There are arguments to support that the PM dominates the political system. The PM has the power to do many things that will affect the state of hers/his country and therefore has to carefully consider the choices they make. The pm has many powers that proves his/hers dominance like the power of patronage‚ choosing the cabinet ministers‚ the power of royal prerogative and so on. This all gives him more power than the rest of parliament
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References: Bacon‚ R. and Eltis‚ W. (1976) Britain’s Economic Problem: Too Few Producers‚ Basingstoke: Macmillan. Bale‚ T. (2010) The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron‚ Cambridge‚ Polity. Bulpitt‚ J. (1986) ‘The Discipline of the New Democracy: Mrs Thatcher’s Domestic Statecraft’‚ Political Studies‚ 34: 19-39. Cameron‚ D. (2009) The Big Society‚ Hugo Young Lecture‚ 10/11/09. Centre for Social Justice
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privatisation of industries‚ low taxation and little state involvement in people’s lives. Some may argue that the conservative party today under David Cameron has drifted into a different direction from Thatcherite policies‚ however others say that Thatcher still has a huge influence on the modern conservative party. One of Thatcher’s main policies was the privatisation of national industries and businesses‚ for example British Telecom in 1981. Privatising these industries was thought to encourage
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Great Britain is nothing but a shadow compared to its prior self. The glory days of Great Britain is long gone and has become nothing but a memory. Great Britain has been tripping; especially the financial recession of 2008 took its turn. The contrasts between being poor and wealthy have been growing; exceptionally doing the last couple of years. It is clearly seen by the dividing of the north and south of England. The southern part of England‚ which withholds London as its centre‚ are safe and sound
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but perhaps the greatest controversy was over the sort of nation which those reforms created. The first‚ and perhaps most controversial‚ economic policy Thatcher imposed was monetarism. This theory‚ described as “crazy” by previous Tory Chancellor‚ Reginald Maudling‚ envisaged controlling inflation through restricting the money supply‚ and Thatcher moved quickly in her first term to implement it‚ through a squeeze on public spending and an increase in interest rates to a high of 17% to restrict borrowing
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changes to this policies in fact they have kept to it. In 2013 the Royal Mail was privatised. This shows us that the party has not completely abandoned Thatcherism‚ however many would argue that the Conservative party is not privatising as much as Mrs Thatcher did in fact they are doing it on a much smaller scale. This connotes that they are drifting away from the idea of Thatcherism. Another key idea was to reduce the role of the welfare state in peoples lives and promote the idea of individualism
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‘The record of Labour governments in the years 1964 and 1979 was one of continuous failure.’ Asses the validity of this view. (45 marks) The Labour governments throughout the years 1964 and 1979 can be considered a period of continuous failure. 1964‚ Harold Wilson came into power riding a wave of expectation and idealism‚ fuelled by the ‘the white heat’ of technological change. By 1970 however‚ Labour was in some difficulty and resulted in its time in power to slowly
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have changed. Important themes of postwar Britain were deficit of identity‚ economic decline‚ changes in political system‚ different reforms‚ participation in EU and others. In 1990 John Major became for a new prime minister of Great Britain. Margaret Thatcher leaved office with “her consensus politics and willingness to override colleagues’ opinions‚ including that of Cabinet‚ emboldened the backlash against her when it did occur” . John Major was prime minister of Great Britain from 1990 till 1997;
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written well into his career. It is also one of the most popular. Margaret Thatcher‚ former prime minister of Great Britain‚ once said‚ “In politics‚ if you want anything said‚ ask a man; if you want anything done‚ ask a woman.” Novels and plays often portray circumstances that reflect Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment. In the play Medea‚ one of the most powerful and enduring of Greek Tragedies‚ some of the characters portrayed Margaret Thatcher’s sentiment by the actions they have committed
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